Aerangis biloba

[bethmarie]

Well that turned out lovely!

[MrHappyRotter]

Originally Posted by bethmarie

Well that turned out lovely!

Yes, I like it a lot. I'm trying to resist the urge to pick up more Aerangis until I have more growing experience with the plants I got this year.

The flowers haven't lasted very long, though. I'm assuming that's due to the change of conditions from greenhouse conditions to what it gets now. The humidity was good initially with all that rain we were getting, but I've been turning the AC on in the evenings, which zapped the moisture from the air, so that hopefully explains things.

[Leafmite]

I believe you are right about the humidity. I noticed that under the lights, the buds either blast or the blooms do not last as long on some of my Angraecums (and the citrata). The other thing you need to watch is getting water on the buds/blooms. They are also prone to crown rot so I try not to get water on the leaves in cooler temperatures. Still, the flowers are really fabulous. I know I really would like to get a few more Aerangis. Those strings of flowers are so amazingly gorgeous.

If you like the night-fragrant orchids, find a fragrant Brassavola nodosa. I have one that is just amazing (and one with absolutely no fragrance at all).

[estación seca]

Originally Posted by Leafmite

...Brassavola nodosa. I have one that is just amazing (and one with absolutely no fragrance at all).

This sounds like a candidate for escorting out the door.

[Leafmite]

Originally Posted by estación seca

This sounds like a candidate for escorting out the door.

It will probably not come home with me from the next OS meeting (if anyone will take a fragrance-free nodosa). It is in bloom and the blooms are pretty....

[estación seca]

Originally Posted by Leafmite

It will probably not come home with me from the next OS meeting (if anyone will take a fragrance-free nodosa). It is in bloom and the blooms are pretty....

You should put it on eBay: RARE!!!!!! SUPER-RARE!!!!!!!!! FRAGRANCE-FREE ORCHID LADY OF THE NIGHT ORCHID!!!!!!!!!!! OLNY ONE LEFT!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MrHappyRotter]

Originally Posted by Leafmite

I believe you are right about the humidity. I noticed that under the lights, the buds either blast or the blooms do not last as long on some of my Angraecums (and the citrata). The other thing you need to watch is getting water on the buds/blooms. They are also prone to crown rot so I try not to get water on the leaves in cooler temperatures. Still, the flowers are really fabulous. I know I really would like to get a few more Aerangis. Those strings of flowers are so amazingly gorgeous.

If you like the night-fragrant orchids, find a fragrant Brassavola nodosa. I have one that is just amazing (and one with absolutely no fragrance at all).

Thanks for the confirmation & info. I've grown B. nodosa before and loved the fragrance. And, I have thought about trying one of the other Brassavola species (or a hybrid).

When I decided that I wanted to get some night fragrant orchids, I was initially considering any and all genera. The Angraecoids attracted me because of their reputation for growing well in lower light conditions, and because in the past, I'd had almost no experience growing them, so they were something completely new for me.

[Leafmite]

Originally Posted by MrHappyRotter

Thanks for the confirmation & info. I've grown B. nodosa before and loved the fragrance. And, I have thought about trying one of the other Brassavola species (or a hybrid).

When I decided that I wanted to get some night fragrant orchids, I was initially considering any and all genera. The Angraecoids attracted me because of their reputation for growing well in lower light conditions, and because in the past, I'd had almost no experience growing them, so they were something completely new for me.

Many of them are also very beautiful, as well as fragrant.